Postsecondary educational institutions that offer postgraduate study at masters or doctorate levels in addition to an undergraduate program for people who meet entry level requirements and are interested in an advanced education. Some institutions of university status are known as colleges or institutes.

NTEE broader category

Education

Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to provide opportunities for people to acquire the knowledge, skills, desirable qualities of behavior and character, wisdom and general competence that will enable them to fully participate in and enjoy the social, political, economic and intellectual life of the community.

Includes:

formally constituted educational institutions and organizations that administer or support those institutions; libraries; organizations that provide opportunities for continuing education outside the framework of formal education (including English-as-a-second-language programs and literacy and reading programs for children and adults); and organizations that provide education-related services to students and schools, e.g., educational testing services; scholarship programs; drop-out prevention and programs designed to increase parent participation in the schools.